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r The INDEPENDENT, December 20, 2000 Vernonia Justice Conrt Vernonia Police Report Abbreviations: MIP, Minor In Pos session of Intoxicants; DUII, Dri ving Under the Influence of Intoxi cants; MVA, Motor Vehicle Acci dent; CCSO, Columbia County Sheriff's Office; OSP, Oregon State Police; WCSO, Washington County Sheriff's Office. Nov. 16 - Bags of garbage found at gate to transfer station; owner located, no charges filed. Report of theft from vehicle parked off Jefferson Ave. COPY AND FAX SERVICE The INDEPENDENT Phone 429-9410 725 Bridge Street Vernonia Nov. 17 - Ezra A. Owen, Ver nonia, cited for Criminal Mischief II and Theft III for damage to water meter and theft of service from City. Nov. 21 - Don Lee Matthieson, Gaston, arrested for DUII; taken to medical facility. Nov. 22 - Two male juveniles, Vernonia, charged with burglary of residence on Adams Ave; referred to Juv. Dept. Report of violation of protective Nov. 28 - Report of two dead cats found on Weed Ave.; suspi cious circumstance. Possible sex abuse; report sent to SCF. Nov. 30 - Report of runaway ju venile; located same day. SERVICE CALLS Citizen Assists.....................5 Agency Assists....................6 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/ Incident............................. 8 Animal Complaint................6 Alarm Calls..........................3 order; sent report to D.A. Nov. 23 - Family dispute on California Ave.; male juvenile re S hirilf's asport ferred to Juv. Dept. Nov. 30 - Custodial interfer Nov. 24— Levi H. Brown, Ver nonia, cited for Contempt of Court; ence reported by Jessica Marie given date to appear in Justice Fitch, 26, Mist. Matter referred to SCF. Court. Dec. 1 - Burglary at 67460 Ne Jefferey A. Wilkerson arrested halem Highway North, Vernonia, on a warrant from Justice Court; reported by Yvonne D. Robinson, taken to CCSO jail. Nov. 26 - Two female juveniles 32, Clatskanie. Dec. 5 - Donnie Titus, 45, rural from Vernonia charged with MIP; Vernonia, reported trespassing on referred to Juv. Dept. his property. 35365 Hankey Road. St. Nelens OPEN MON THRU FRI 7 A M -4 :3 0 P M Specializing iU: • QUARRY ROCK • PIT RUN • 3 /4 ” MINUS • 1-1/2” MINUS • 3 ”-1-1/2” 503-397-7861 We Deliver! TRIPLE S SERVICE JONSERED - HUSQVARNA • TROY-BILT Sales & Service Saws • Mowers • Trimmers • Tillers Accessories & Logger Supplies 503-429-1011 717 Rose Ave., Vernonia Abbreviations: DUII, Driving Under contact attorney on Criminal Mis the Influence of Intoxicants; DWS, chief II and Theft III charges. Driving While License is Suspend Grace V. Ray, 40, Vernonia, ed; MIP, Minor In Possession of In show cause hearing for failure to toxicants; ODL, Oregon Driver Li comply; continued. cense; FTA, Failure to Appear in Court; NTSI, National Traffic Safe Summer M. Williams, 18, pled ty Institute. guilty to MIP and accepted diver sion on charge of disorderly con December 5, 2000 duct; not to possess intoxicants or enter premises where primary pur Shawn D. Spurlock, 22, Ver pose is sale of alcohol, alcohol nonia, accepted diversion for DUII; evaluation and recommended $336 fine, victim impact panel, al treatment, $284 fees/assess- cohol evaluation and counseling. ments, $1,000 fine suspended, six Charge of reckless driving reduced months probation, MIP class. MIP to careless driving; $350 fine. will be dismissed if conditions of Jeffrey Wilkerson, age and ad diversion are successfully com dress not given, Contempt of pleted. Court; 30 days jail suspended, 1 Warren R. Wright, 36, Vernonia, year probation, $186 fine. sentenced on Assault IV; 180 days Traffic................................11 jail suspended, 1 yr bench proba tion, criminal violence evaluation, December 12, 2000 80 hrs. community service, $1,136 fine w/$750 suspended, reimburse Don Lee Matthieson, 53, Gas Court $556 for attorney fees, resti ton, FTA on DUII charge. tution to victim for medical bills. Ezra A. Owen, (no age given), Traffic......................... 4 Vernonia, given continuation to D r u n k d r iv e r s a re c o n c e r n o f O S P d u r in g h o lid a y s COLUMBIA ROAD & DRIVEWAY. INC. In Oregon, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs has claimed the lives of more than 2,100 individuals and in jured over 20,000 people in the past decade. Continuing efforts to combat this problem, the Oregon State Police have joined traffic safety partners in the state and around the nation as they work to increase awareness and remove im paired drivers from the high ways. “Impaired driving has a dev astating effect on our commu nities,” said Captain Peter Spirup, Director of the OSP Pa- trol Services Division. “With the ally during the same year, support of our Governor, the nearly 16,000 people were cooperative enforcement ef killed as a result of alcohol-re forts of law enforcement in our lated crashes and more than state, and the help of several 300,000 were injured. That’s community programs aimed at one person dead every 33 min providing alternatives, the Ore utes and one person injured gon State Police continue in every two minutes. Last year between Decem their committment to make our roads and highways safe from ber 17, 1999, and January 2, impaired drivers and promoting 2000, 21 people were killed in traffic crashes in Oregon. Of safe driving behaviors.” According to the Oregon De those, five deaths occurred partment of Transportation, in during alcohol and/or drug-re 1999 there were 414 traffic fa lated crashes. The four-day talities, of which 163 were alco Christmas holiday period, De hol-related and 187 were alco cember 23 - 26, was particu- Please see page 20 hol and/or drug-related. Nation- T U R N E R L O G G IN G , IN C . LOGGING C O R P O R A T IO N S IN C E 1981 ROAD BUILDING • RIGHT OF WAYS CUTTING, LOGGING & HAULING IN OREGON & WASHINGTON WE BUY TIMBER - 503-324-2422 VERNONIA, OREGON Melvin J. Lardy Contract Logging & Road Building We Buy & Sell Timber 503-429-6783 622 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 (503) 324-7807 Cell Phone:313-8719 43995 NW Caldwell Ln. 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